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Gertrude Krokos Obituary

Krokos, Gertrude Monica (nee Sokolowski), 89, beloved wife of the late Felix, loving mother of Adam (late Judith), Bernadette (Donald) Baran, Teresa (Richard) Styrczula, and Dolores Kilcourse, fun loving grandma of 11 and great-grandma of 14, dear sister of Dorothy (late Adam) Oczkowski, late Frances (late Louis) Maza, late Florence (late Mitchell) Konieczny, late Regina (late Vincent) Wisnieski, late Josephine (Bruno) Maryas and the late Leonard (late Antoinette) Sokolowski. Funeral Saturday, 10:30 a.m. from the Wolniak Funeral Home, 5700 S. Pulaski Rd., to St. Turibius Church for 11 a.m. Mass. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Friday, 2 to 9 p.m. 773-767-4500.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jul. 7, 2005.

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barbara buckley

July 11, 2005

to my family as we mourn the death of our grandma, mom, sister, and friend. it hurts that i was unable to attend the services however all our in my heart. as i watched the procession pass my apartment the reality set in that grandma was now going to join grandpa and all the other angels in heaven. she lived a fulfilled life and is at peace. there are so many memeories xmas eve, hallibutt for the hell of it, grandmas homemade chicken soup and lasangna. i could go on and on because grandma and grandpa taught us what family traditions and togretherness is. i hope in thier memory we keep those traditions going. grandma will always be in my heart and i thank her for all she has done over the years. love and peace and gods strenght as we mourn and celebrate grandma in heaven.

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